IF YOU WERE HERE

Alafair Burke is showing her usual flair for creating appealing characters caught up in intriguing puzzles. Former assistant prosecuting attorney turned journalist McKenna Jordan hears of the amazing rescue of a teen from the subway tracks. She believes the woman who rescued the teen is a friend who vanished years ago. Despite being told that she's imagining things, McKenna senses a bigger story and goes after it. Roxanne Hernandez's energetic delivery is exactly right for McKenna's intense search. As McKenna meets hostility from those who should support her, Hernandez's reading highlights her confusion, dismay, and growing paranoia. Hernandez does a fine job with Burke's complex plotting and complicated motives. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2013]